All things freshwater: news, analysis, humor, reviews, and commentary from Michael E. 'Aquadoc' Campana, hydrogeologist, hydrophilanthropist, Professor of Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management in the Geography Program of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at Oregon State University and Emeritus Professor of Hydrogeology at the University of New Mexico. He is Past President of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Past Chair of the Scientists & Engineers Division of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), Past President of the nonprofit NGWA Foundation and President and Founder the nonprofit Ann Campana Judge Foundation, an organization involved with WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in Central America. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Global Water Partnership (GWP). CYA statement: with the exception of guest posts, the opinions expressed herein are solely those of Michael E. Campana and not those of CEOAS, Oregon State University, ACJF, AWRA, NGWA, GWP, my spouse Mary Frances, or any other person or organization.

Texas Agriculture Law BlogDon't let the name fool you - there are lots of water issues in agriculture and Tiffany Dowell of Texas A&M University does a fabulous job with this important Internet resource. Give it a read - I do every day!

The Way of WaterDr. Jennifer Veilleux records her fieldwork, research, and thoughts about water resources development and management, indigenous rights, ethics, and a host of other issues.

Thirsty in SuburbiaGayle Leonard documents things from the world of water that make us smile: particularly funny, amusing and weird items on bottled water, water towers, water marketing, recycling, the art-water nexus and working.

This Day in Water HistoryMichael J. 'Mike' McGuire, engineer extraordinaire, NAE member, and author of 'The Chlorine Revolution', blogs about historical happenings in the fields of drinking water and wastewater keyed to calendar dates.

Watershed Moments: Thoughts from the HydrosphereFrom Sarah Boon - rediscovering her writing and editing roots after 13 years, primarily as an environmental scientist. Her writing centres around creative non-fiction, specifically memoir and nature writing. The landscapes of western Canada are her main inspiration.

WaterWiredAll things freshwater: news, comment, publications and analysis from hydrogeologist Michael E. Campana, Professor at Oregon State University and Technical Director of the AWRA.

The links below represent the week's water news as represented by my Tweets. I do not pretend that this survey is a comprehensive survey of the water news; it's my attempt to keep my readers informed to the best of my ability and available time.

Scroll down to 'Positions Open' and 'Previous Weeks' Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at: #WaWiNews or click here.

It's @natureBriefing 3 April 2020. #coronavirus in sewage could reveal true scale of the outbreak,growing evidence for the benefits of wearing basic face masks in public, hear that a controversial proof that rocked number theory will finally be published https://bit.ly/2XaPLOz

Study from @USGS: 'Landscape Drivers of Dynamic Change in Water Quality of U.S. Rivers' ($). Water quality of rivers has changed dramatically in human-dominated landscapes of the United States - some changes for the better, others for the worse https://bit.ly/2UzZXi8

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWaterVia @RMartinNagle: This 60-minute webinar features 2 European scientists discussing $COVID19 in water and wastewater. Their data shows that there's almost no risk of transmission thru water or WW but the virus is very stable at 4C https://bit.ly/2JBD7A9#coronavirus#globalwater

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/PaperVia @RMartinNagle: This 60-minute webinar features 2 European scientists discussing $COVID19 in water and wastewater. Their data shows that there's almost no risk of transmission thru water or WW but the virus is very stable at 4C https://bit.ly/2JBD7A9#coronavirus#globalwater

E-Newsletters and E-NewspapersIt's @natureBriefing 3 April 2020. #coronavirus in sewage could reveal true scale of the outbreak,growing evidence for the benefits of wearing basic face masks in public, hear that a controversial proof that rocked number theory will finally be published https://bit.ly/2XaPLOz

It's @natureBriefing 1 April 2020. Today we hear that cats (but not dogs) can be infected with the #coronavirus, learn how the outbreak is affecting the world's biggest physics experiments and discover tools to get that paper, thesis or grant written now. https://bit.ly/2USw0bZ

It's @natureBriefing - 31 March 2020. How scientists are watching for a resurgence of #coronavirus infections in places where lockdowns have worked, defend a PhD remotely,celebrate life of Philip Anderson, one of most influential 20th century physicists. https://bit.ly/2xHmG2p

It's @natureBriefing -30 March 2020. Today hear why science should move towards more inclusive definition of replication,meet the scientists who are redeploying to fight #COVID19, that the coronavirus could have killed 40M people if world had done nothing https://bit.ly/3aqydSm

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes"I love @zoom_usmeetings! Because they are online, we don’t have to allow time to get from one meeting to the next! We can just have meeting after meeting after meeting!" - @ass_deans

"True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it." - Karl Popper (quoted in @TheTimesvia @TheWeek)

"For those of you worried about how #COVID19 will affect jobs in the college, don't worry. No associate deans or associate VPs will lose their jobs!" @ass_deans

"Yes, we know we can save 50% outsourcing IT but IT suggests we can save 80% outsourcing our online teaching." - @ass_deans

"The meek shall inherit the Earth but not its mineral rights."- J. Paul Getty "The meek shall inherit the Earth but not its water rights." - @WaterWired (apologies to J. Paul Getty)

“The cure to every disaster is humanity in the world.” ― Neymat Khan

"The worst of all deceptions is self-deception." - Plato

"Please record and send the link to your @zoom_usclass meetings to the Center for Teaching Excellence. They want to help make your class better." - @ass_dean

Study from @USGS: 'Landscape Drivers of Dynamic Change in Water Quality of U.S. Rivers' ($). Water quality of rivers has changed dramatically in human-dominated landscapes of the United States - some changes for the better, others for the worse https://bit.ly/2UzZXi8

Water/Land Quality and ContaminationStudy from @USGS: 'Landscape Drivers of Dynamic Change in Water Quality of U.S. Rivers' ($). Water quality of rivers has changed dramatically in human-dominated landscapes of the United States - some changes for the better, others for the worse https://bit.ly/2UzZXi8

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One might want to compare the Washington Post map with the NOAA sea surface temperature maps posted by Rutgers University for roughly the same time interval (25 Mar - 3 Apr) showing cooler waters in the western and northern Gulf:

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eFlowNet NewsletterFrom the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this newsletter has lots of information about environmental flows and related issues.

Sustainable Water Resources RoundtableSince 2002, the Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable (SWRR) has brought together federal, state, corporate, non-profit and academic sectors to advance our understanding of the nation’s water resources and to develop tools for their sustainable management.